%0 Journal Article %T Role of phytolectin in the life cycle of plants %A Kovalchuk N. V. %A Melnykova N. M. %A Musatenko L. I. %J Biopolymers and Cell %D 2012 %I Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine %X In the review the basic properties of plant lectins and their physiological role in the life cycle of plants are considered. There are data on the current state of the researches of phytolectins and lectin-like proteins as well as designation of the main directions of further study on the functioning of these proteins in the plant physiological processes. %K phytolectins %K carbohydrate binding properties %K physiological role %K life cycle %U http://www.biopolymers.org.ua/archive/2012/03/ru/04.pdf